Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Ray Zwiefelhofer, the new president of World Software Corporation, the maker of Worldox, a legal document management product. We discussed the company's history and his new role, the greatest technology challenges lawyers and legal staff are facing today, and the 2010 outlook. He predicts the continued growth of mobile and cloud computing, as well as consolidation in the industry.

I spoke with Lisa DiMonte, the CEO of MyLegal.com, a social network for professionals that matches people to opportunities in the legal industry. The site also aggregates and delivers information of interest to this community. We discussed the creation of MyLegal.com, the target audience, how MyLegal.com differs from other social networking platforms and its expansion plans for 2010.

I spoke with Lisa DiMonte, the CEO of MyLegal.com, a social network for professionals that matches people to opportunities in the legal industry. The site also aggregates and delivers information of interest to this community. We discussed the creation of MyLegal.com, the target audience, how MyLegal.com differs from other social networking platforms and its expansion plans for 2010.

I spoke with Nader Anise, an attorney and the CEO of LawyerWire.com, a media leads and press release distribution service to the legal industry. We discussed the genesis of LawyerWire, the types of queries that it shares with its subscribers and the future of interaction between the legal community and the media.

I spoke with Nader Anise, an attorney and the CEO of LawyerWire.com, a media leads and press release distribution service to the legal industry. We discussed the genesis of LawyerWire, the types of queries that it shares with its subscribers and the future of interaction between the legal community and the media.

I spoke with Patrick Oot, the co-founder of the Electronic Discovery Institute, and co-author of a recently released study - Document Categorization in Legal Electronic Discovery: Computer Classification vs. Manual Review - on the effectiveness of technology in document review. Oot will be presenting his findings at the 2009 IQPC E-Discovery conference next week. We discussed the genesis of this study, his reaction to the results and the implications of the research on document review in 2010.

I spoke with Patrick Oot, the co-founder of the Electronic Discovery Institute, and co-author of a recently released study - Document Categorization in Legal Electronic Discovery: Computer Classification vs. Manual Review - on the effectiveness of technology in document review. Oot will be presenting his findings at the 2009 IQPC E-Discovery conference next week. We discussed the genesis of this study, his reaction to the results and the implications of the research on document review in 2010.

I spoke with Patrick Burke, Senior Director and Assistant General Counsel for Guidance Software, the makers of Encase, which is used by corporations for the collection and processing of e-mail and electronic information. Burke will be moderating a panel of judges and chairing the second day at the 2009 IQPC E-Discovery conference next week. We discussed the judges panel and the technology-related issues on which Burke expects the judiciary to focus in 2010.

I spoke with Patrick Burke, Senior Director and Assistant General Counsel for Guidance Software, the makers of Encase, which is used by corporations for the collection and processing of e-mail and electronic information. Burke will be moderating a panel of judges and chairing the second day at the 2009 IQPC E-Discovery conference next week. We discussed the judges panel and the technology-related issues on which Burke expects the judiciary to focus in 2010.